Disclaimer: There are definitely real fears, such as immediate dangers and life-threatening moments (fear is the vital response to physical and emotional danger; protecting us from true threats). However, it seems that so many of our fears are self-created. This being said, I am not a medical professional, so the psychology will be kept to a […]
Over the next month, we are going to tackle that one bit of baggage we all seem to carry with us in some fashion. For some, it may be as small as a toiletry case, for others, it may be a streamer trunk, and for a few, it might be the size of a cargo […]
What is holding us back now, in this very moment? Shame? Fear of ridicule, rejection or failure? Being a disappointment to family, friends, ourselves? That the world around us continually feeds us the message that we aren’t good enough, talented enough, smart enough, just plain not worthy enough (so much so that we begin to believe this […]
Daughter shyly walks into the room and asks dad to take her to the store. Dad agrees and on the way, she asks “Will you please come in with me, I need some personal items.” Dad blushes and begins to fidget and squirm in his seat. “What kind of items”, he asks? “Stuff, dad, stuff […]
We began the new year discussing living with passion and being passionate about what we do and who we are. Sometimes though, we are stopped dead in our tracks from being fully immersed in passion because of fear or anxiety. Fear and anxiety are quite the complex emotions. According to Psychology Today, “Fear is generally […]